Танкомастер 1991-01, страница 7

Medium Tank M3 Lee/Grant

Типичный ОБРАЪШ ИНФОРМАЦИИ ПО ТТЛ "ТАНКОВ иг, ЗАПАДНЫХ КНИГ.

Medium Tank, МЗ (lee Мк1)*

(U.S.A.)

Weight Length Width. Height Engine

Speed. . . Tank capacity Range. . . Armament .

Ammunition

Armor . . Crew . . . Number in series Year ....

31 short tons, 26.9 long tons (27.4 tons) 18 ft. 6 in. (5.64 m) 8 ft. 11 in. (2.79 m) 10 ft. 4 in. (3.15 m)

Wright R-975-EC2, 9-cylinder, aircooled,

400 h.p., 2,400 r.p.m.

22 m.p.h. (35 km.p.h.)

174 U.S. gal., 145 Imp. gal. (659 I)

146 miles (235 km)

1 75-mm M2 gun, 1 37-mm M5 gun, 4 mg

41 75-mm rds, 179 37-mm rds, 8,000 mg rds 50 mm 6

About 5,000 of all types 1941-42

Танк и 57 под

Medium Tank МЗ Lee I Weight 26.8 tons (27.2 tonnes) Crew six

Armament one 75-mm (L/28.5) M2 gun with 41 rounds, one 37-mm M5 gun with 179 rounds and three or four 0.30-inch (7.62-mm) Browning M19I9A4 machine-guns with 8.000 rounds Armour hull nose, glacis and driver's plate 50 mm. sides 38 mm, decking 13 mm, belly 13- 25 mm, tail 13-50 mm; turret front, sides and rear 50 mm. roof 25 mm

Engine one Wright Continental R-975-EC2 radial

nine-cylindcr air-cooled petrol. 340-hp

Speed 26 mph (42 km/h)

Range 120 miles (193 km)

Trench crossing 7 fect 6 inchcs (2.29 m)

Vertical step 2 feet (61 cm)

Fording 3 feet 4 inchcs (1.02 m)

Overall length 18 feet 6 inchcs (5.64 m)

Width 8 feet 11 inches (2.72 m)

Height 10 feet 4 inches (3.1 5 m)

The tank illustrated is a British Lee I - note IIndistinctive high turret and Imll-maunted radio

мз покаъан с 75 - мм пушкой м5 -мм орудием С ПРОТИВОВЕСОМ стъолом

* British designation in parentheses